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mittelschmerz

[mit-l-shmairts]
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noun
  1. dull abdominal pain occurring at the time of ovulation, attributed to the presence of free blood in the peritoneal cavity from the ruptured ovarian follicle.
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Origin of mittelschmerz

1890–95; < German, equivalent to mittel- mid-, middle + Schmerz pain
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mittelschmerz in Medicine

mittelschmerz

(mĭt′l-shmûrts′, -shmĕrts′)
n.
  1. Abdominal pain occurring at the time of ovulation, resulting from irritation of the peritoneum by bleeding from the ovulation site.intermenstrual pain
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